Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-M73 Instruction Manual

Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
q
Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn ON power.
to skip the opening comment.
w
Set the volume and squelch level.
Push [ ] , and push [Z] to open the squelch.
Rotate [VOL] to set the volume level.
Push [ ] , and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch level.
e
Push [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
] selects only Favorite channels.
- When receiving a signal, the "
heard from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
r
Push to select the output power, if necessary.
- "LOW" appears when low power is selected; "MID" appears
when mid power is selected; no indication is displayed when high
power is selected.
- Choose low or mid power to conserve battery power; choose
high power for longer distance communications.
- Some channels are for only low transmission.
t Hold down [PTT] to transmit, and speak at your normal
voice level.
-
The appears while transmitting.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
y
Release [PTT] to receive.
" icon appears while audio is
BASIC OPERATION
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmit-
ted signal, pause a second after pushing [PTT]. Hold the
microphone 5 to 10 cm
(2 to 4 inches)
speak at your normal voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function automati-
cally activates when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans-
ceiver has a time-out timer function*. This timer cuts OFF a
transmission after 5 minutes of continuous transmission.
* For only the USA and AUS versions.
t Push to transmit
y Release to receive
w Set the squelch
level
w Set the squelch
level
e Select the
channel
4
2
from your mouth, and
4
5
7
8
9
q Power ON
w Set the volume
r Set the output
power
Microphone
Speaker
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